On the road again

 

This goes along with my theme of traveling. Today I'm on the road to my son and his family's home in Columbus OH. The weather reports say it's going to be rainy. Oh no! But I shall persevere! I spent one night in a hotel on the way from home, so am taking my time getting there.

I'm grateful not to be traveling the way people in Asheville NC did in 1886

For a week I'll not see my dear Appalachian Mountains. But instead I'll see my dear granddaughters and their parents (and their friends too quite possibly.)

Just before I wrote this post, I enjoyed this chocolate croissant...and almost forgot to take a photo of it! 

Though I seriously considered flying for the visit, I would not have a non-stop trip. So the worry of moving around with my carry-on in one airport or another was a big concern for my limited breathing and walking these days. The above Pan Am DC-7 was similar to ones on which I was a stewardess in the smaller airports of the Caribbean in 1963. Some places didn't have long enough runways yet for jets.

Willie Nelson sings On the Road Again at the Grand Ole Opry

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Today's quote:

Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry. 

-William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (1865-1939)

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Goddess of the day:

4000 year old mother goddess figurine 18.5 cm high -the iconography of the eyes is typical of the late Chalcolithic or early 4th millennium BC.

National Archaeological Museum of Bulgaria, Sofia.

Thanks Jenny Mendes Pottery site on FB

Statues in a pocket park commemorating public education in Berea KY. I stopped to stretch my legs on my 2 day drive to Columbus OH. More of my trip pics will be shared eventually. But of course first I’ll see my family!

Being less portable...

Packing the clothes was simple.  Just a few shirts, tops, underthings.  But the equipment needs to be packed in order to spend a few days at a friend's house.

Dry out the little water container for the C-PAP, then pack it into it's carrier.  I think I figured out a way to get the nebulizer in it too.  But first I must do my last breathing treatment (while I'm typing actually.)  I will also let it run for a few minutes to make sure any condensation has dried out in its hose.  And I'll try to bring along a dry set of the 5-piece breathing apparatus.  I wash it out after each treatment, and it's usually dry for the next one.  I have about 3 that I alternate at home, but will only take one with me.

The laptop is squared away. Shall I bring the mini-iPad? I think so, because it gives me links to my library books which I read as I go to bed each night.  I'm now onto Maisy Dobbs, thanks to another blog friend. 

Then there are the pharmaceuticals...I've decided not to put them into one of those dividers, because I get confused with the morning and evening doses.  So the whole bottles of pills are going in a bag...as soon as I do my morning doses in a minute.  There's a inhaler or 2 to take as well.

I made some coffee and had some yogurt for breakfast.  Need to clean up and not leave the grounds in the pot...so that means it will be last thing before taking out the trash.

Food to take for sharing with my friend...take the ice and shrimp, put them in the cooler...but wait.  I'll come home and do that before I get on the road after church.  Why leave it in the car during church?  I also have food for driving...granola bars, peanuts, chocolate.  What? not nutritious? Yes there are also nectarines and bananas.

Wish me safe travels.  I'll be saying a little blessing/prayer for the same.
Hope your day is also full of love and light.